i>clicker v7 Gradebook Integration: Blackboard Learn July 2015
Table of Contents Overview... 3 Step 1: Prepare a Configured Version of i>clicker... 4 Step 2: Configure your i>clicker Software... 5 Step 3: Enable Student Registration in Blackboard... 9 Step 4: Instructor Tools... 15 Step 5: Synchronize Your Roster... 17 Step 6: Upload Your i>clicker Polling Data... 18 Step 7: Review i>clicker Scores in Blackboard... 20 2
Overview The i>clicker Blackboard Learn plug-in allows a seamless integration of data between your learning management system (LMS) and i>clicker s integrated gradebook. Communication with the Blackboard plug-in: Enables students to register their i>clicker remotes directly within Blackboard. Allows you to easily download your class roster and student registrations from Blackboard. Allows you to easily upload your i>clicker session data into Blackboard s gradebook. Integration with the Blackboard plug-in requires some set up and authentication work from your LMS administrator prior to your use of the application. By the time you are reading this guide, your LMS administrator has likely already: Added a link in your LMS that your students can use to register their i>clicker remotes. Provided you with custom version of i>clicker v7 that is pre-configured to communicate with your Blackboard plug-in. Guide Objectives This guide will show you how to: Specify your LMS version within i>clicker so your polling data correctly uploads into your gradebook. Direct students to register their i>clicker remotes within your LMS. Download your LMS student roster and registrations into the i>clicker v7 gradebook. Upload your i>clicker session data to you Blackboard gradebook. NOTE: This guide is written specifically for i>clicker v7. If you are using an older version of i>clicker, you should refer to the guide for i>clicker v6 as the steps are significantly different. System Requirements Windows: Windows 7, Windows 8 or higher Screen resolution of 1024 x 640 Macintosh: Mac OS X version 10.7.5 or higher Screen resolution of 1024 x 640 3
Step 1: Prepare a Configured Version of i>clicker Your administrator may provide you with a copy of i>clicker 7 pre-configured for your campus Blackboard. If this is the case, you only need to be sure to download this customized version of i>clicker as your administration has already copied over the necessary file to the proper location. Alternatively, your admin may just distribute the xml configuration file for you to download. In this case, you will need to download and place the LMS_Wizard.xml file into the Resources sub-folder of your i>clicker v7 application folder. 4
Step 2: Configure your i>clicker Software When the integration file is detected in the i>clicker 7 Resources folder, the software automatically recognizes that you are using Blackboard as your LMS. You will need to map your i>clicker course to the corresponding course in Blackboard. To specify your Blackboard course in i>clicker: 1. Double-click the i>clicker icon within your i>clicker 7 folder to start the i>clicker application. 2. When you open i>clicker, you will see the Welcome Screen with no courses listed. Click the + Create button to add your course. i>clicker 7 Welcome window NOTE: If you already see your course in the course list, go to step 5. 3. The Create New Course window appears. Enter your Course Name. This information will serve as the unique identifier for your course but does not need to match the Blackboard class name. i>clicker New Course window 4. Click the Create button. i>clicker automatically creates a new course folder in your i>clicker 7 Classes folder. The New Course window closes and you are returned to the Welcome Screen with your course name in the list of courses. 5. Select your course name from the course list and click Settings. 5
Settings button on the i>clicker 7 Home window 6. Click the Gradebook tab near the top of the new window. 7. In the Learning management system (LMS) section, Blackboard Learn (or a custom label specified by your Admin) should appear for the LMS Name. Gradebook tab of the i>clicker Course Settings window 9. Click the Select Course button in the Learning management system (LMS) section. NOTE: If your administrator has configured more than one LMS, you may see a drop-down list next to LMS Name. If so, choose your LMS and continue. 10. Enter your Blackboard account credentials and log in. Depending on your LMS setup, you may need to provide your password or a security key. 6
Log in to your LMS NOTE: if your administrator has allowed you to save login credentials, you will see an option to Save my credentials and automatically log me in to my LMS. This box is checked by default. If you do NOT wish to save your credentials, uncheck this box before clicking Log In. 11. Upon logging in, a list of your Blackboard courses is returned. Select the course that maps to the i>clicker course and click Select. NOTE: If you choose to Log Out from this window, you will need to log back in when downloading your roster from Blackboard or uploading i>clicker grades to Blackboard. Select your LMS course 12. The selected Blackboard course appears next to LMS Course. Click Save to close the Course Settings window. 7
LMS Course is shown inside i>clicker settings 8
Step 3: Enable Student Registration in Blackboard To receive credit for their i>clicker responses, students must register their i>clicker remotes (i.e., tie their clicker ID to their student ID). Students can also register their i>clicker GO accounts within Blackboard to ensure that their student ID matches your roster. Registered i>clicker remote IDs and i>clicker GO accounts are automatically associated with student names in your Blackboard gradebook and in the i>clicker gradebook. To enable i>clicker registration in Blackboard Learn 9.1: 1. Log in to Blackboard and select the course for which you wish to enable i>clicker registration. 2. From the course side navigation panel, expand the Control Panel, expand the Customization sub-section, and then click the Tool Availability link. Course home page with Customization section expanded to expose the Tool Availability option 3. From the Tool Availability page, locate the two i>clicker tools: i>clicker Instructor Resources and i>clicker Student Registration. For both entries, select the Available check box. 9
Both i>clicker tool entries on the Tool Availability page should have the Available check box selected 4. Commit the tool availability changes by clicking the Submit button. 5. From the side navigation pane, select Tools for your course. Tools link in the Blackboard navigation pane 6. Locate the i>clicker Student Registration option on the Tools page. This is how the i>clicker registration link will appear for students in your course. The i>clicker Student Registration tool link TIP: If you do not see the i>clicker link, it is likely being hidden. Turn on Edit Mode, click the Show Link button to make the link visible, then turn Edit Mode off. 10
Tools page with Edit Mode turned on and highlighted STUDENT DIRECTIONS to register their i>clicker remotes: (Option 1 Course Tools) 1. Log into Blackboard Learn and select your course. 2. Click Tools in your course s side navigation panel. Tools link in the side navigation pane 3. Click the i>clicker Registration link on the Tools page. The i>clicker Student Registration Tools link for students 4. The i>clicker Student Registration page appears. Enter your i>clicker remote ID (8- character code) and click Submit. 11
The i>clicker Remote Registration page 5. Your remote is now registered and appears in the table below. You can view or remove your registrations at any time from this page. 12
STUDENT DIRECTIONS to register their i>clicker remotes: (Option 2 Module) 1. Log into Blackboard Learn. 2. Click the Add Module button near the top of the page. Institution home page with Add Module button highlighted 3. From the Add Module page, locate the i>clicker Remote Registration module and click the Add button. The i>clicker Remote ID Registration Module highlighted on the Add Module page TIP: If your institution has a large list of modules, use the Browse by Category to filter the list to just the Other category. 4. Using the tab header navigation, return to your Institution Home page to see the i>clicker Registration Module. 5. Enter your 8-character remote ID in the entry field and click the Register button. Once you register, a counter in the module displays the number of registrations. The i>clicker Remote ID Registration module as it appears on the Home page TIP: To view and manage registered remotes, go to the Student Registration page. This page can be accessed by leaving the ID field blank and clicking the Register button. 13
Other relevant facts for students about registration: Even if students are using i>clicker for more than one course, they only need to register their clickers in one course and their registration data will automatically be applied to all of their other Blackboard courses using i>clicker. This applies to either method of registering the remote (either through the course tools or module) Students can share clickers with a friend/roommate as long as they are not using i>clicker in the same courses. Students can register more than one clicker in Blackboard. If, for example, students break a clicker, they can register additional clickers through the same tool and all of their registered clickers (and their votes) will be tied to their Blackboard ID. 14
Step 4: Instructor Tools You can review a report of your student remote registration information using the i>clicker Instructor Tools. The registration information can be searched, sorted, and filtered. Students without a registered remote can be easily sent an email reminder to register. To view the i>clicker Instructor Report: 1. Log in to Blackboard and select the course for which you wish to view remote registration information. 2. From the COURSE MANAGEMENT Control Panel, click the Course Tools option. The Control Panel will expand to reveal a list of links will under the Course Tools option. Course Tools expanded in the Control Panel to show the i>clicker Instructor Tools link 3. Click the i>clicker Instructor Tools link under the expanded Course Tools list. 4. Click Instructor Report. 5. Before showing the instructor report, the i>clicker Instructor Report Settings page presents options for filtering or searching the student registration information. Report options include: o o Filter by Registration: Select to show students with registered remotes, students without registered remotes, or all students Filter by Date: Specify a date range for showing student registration information 15
o o Filter by Role: When selected, only shows remotes registered to students Remote ID: Search registrations for a specific remote ID Instructor Reports Settings page that precedes the Reports page 6. After making selections on the settings page, click the Submit button to generate a report of registration information. Instructor Reports page with the Email All Unregistered button highlighted TIP: Click on any of the column headers to sort the results in ascending or descending order. TIP: Send students who have not yet registered a remote an email reminder by clicking the Email All Unregistered button. 16
Step 5: Synchronize Your Roster Once your students have registered their i>clicker remotes within your LMS, you can import your student roster (complete with registration data) into i>clicker so polling data can be credited to your students. To import your Blackboard class roster into i>clicker: 1. Open i>clicker 7 and click on Gradebook. 2. Click the Sync Roster icon. Sync Roster in i>clicker 7 gradebook 3. Your Blackboard roster will be downloaded, and you will receive a message that your roster downloaded successfully. TIP: It is recommended that you Sync Roster after drop/add periods are over in order to keep your roster up-to-date. 17
Step 6: Upload Your i>clicker Polling Data After you ve polled your students in class, your polling data will appear in the i>clicker gradebook. You can view students points, adjust scores, delete questions, synchronize registrations and export/upload student polling data into your LMS gradebook. To upload i>clicker scores into your Blackboard gradebook: 1. Launch i>clicker, select your course and click Open Gradebook. 2. From the Gradebook main window, select Sync Scores. Gradebook main window 3. From the Upload Scores to LMS window, select the session(s) you wish to upload and click Next. 18
Upload Scores to LMS, step 1 4. Specify session data details then click the Upload button. Upload Scores to LMS, step 2 5. Make your selections and click Upload. 6. A confirmation message appears once your data is uploaded. NOTE: If your LMS credentials were not saved during course setup in i>clicker, you will need to enter your credentials. 19
Step 7: Review i>clicker Scores in Blackboard Once you have uploaded your i>clicker polling data to your course, you can review the scores within Blackboard. To view uploaded i>clicker scores in your Blackboard Grade Center: 1. Log in to Blackboard and select the course for which you wish to view your updated grades. 2. From the COURSE MANAGEMENT Control Panel, click the Grade Center option. The Control Panel will expand to reveal a list of links will under the Grade Center option. Grade Center expanded in the Control Panel to show the Full Grade Center link 3. Click the Full Grade Center link from the expanded list under Grade Center. 4. The Grade Center page opens and will include your newly uploaded i>clicker scores. The scores will appear as numeric values and may be edited like any other score within Blackboard. 20